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Alpha1494

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  1. The problem with most people eating vegetarian diets (and I assume DN knows this as well) is that most people do not get enough protein in their diet. Vegetarians need to eat plenty of beans, nuts, and stuff like tofu to maintain an adequate amino acid pool in their body. I don't think anyone ever wants to experience an amino acid deficiency. It is an ugly ugly situation. But either way, I'm cool with whatever diet people have as long as they aren't killing themselves by doing it.Alpha
  2. My last order from the BK Lounge looked something like this:1 Italian Chicken Sangwich1 King Size Onion Ring1 King Size Diet Coke2 12 packs of Cheesy Tots1 Box of Immodium
  3. I don't vary my raises. I'm always coming in for 3x BB. If we do come in for 2.5X BB we can fold if the SB moves because then we're only getting 2.2 -1 on our money. Other stacks at this point would be helpful.Coming in for 2.5 instead 3 of could be an adjustment for just in case the SB moves, but if we are always coming in for 3X BB the SB may pick up on our awkward raise. This would give them a chance to come over the top of us with a hand like KQ and isolate themselves against the BB.It's hard to dictate what the optimal play is here because I have no idea what the small blind's tendenc
  4. If you are concerned that the SB will move (but knowing he has to have a strong hand to move), you could consider raising to just 3K in this spot. You can do this because you are still forcing the SB to wake up with a hand to push. He's going to know that you are going to be getting 2.6-1 on your money (calling 5 to win 13).In the event that the SB does push, you could consider folding, but I don't think that would be the best decision because of the odds the pot is offering you. You may be dominated, but your still almost getting the right odds if your opponent does have a bigger Ace.Overa
  5. Unfortunately, UTG with 56K when it costs 13K to play 4 hands. When there's only 4 people at the table, this hand is way too strong (especially with the blinds so hig). This is an auto push. If you don't pick up a hand in the blinds you're now down to 45K. This is just too much of your stack to give up. Folding A high when your M is barely 4 in a 4 handed game is an incredibly large mistake. This isn't simply a sit and wait situation, especially when you're the short stack. You could sit and wait, but that's assuming you're not trying to win, and just hoping that someone else busts so y
  6. #1. Don't reraise here. You've made a habit of this against this player, and he likely realizes this. Take a flop and try and see what happens. Because you reraised and he moved, I think the fold is probably the most in order at this point. You're getting like 1.6 to 1 on your money here, not the greatest spot. You could also make an argument for calling the all in at this point only because you have reraised him 4 times at this point and he may be getting tired of it and just making a play.#2. 4 Handed and your M is a little over 4 (I'm assuming 1K antes at this point). So why in the wo
  7. 1) My discomfort with second set in position was based on one specific situation, but in general, it absolutely sucks to have to play any hand out of position. It is clearly easier to play hands like AA or KK (as opposed to 1010, JJ, AQ, etc) from OOP based solely on the relative strength of your actual hand, but still, these hands become problematic when your OOP because you may ultimately run into a situation when you've run yourself into a small set, two pair, or OESF draw (flipping coins sucks late stage in tournaments, but sometimes you get stuck in these spots). Not the ideal situatio
  8. Yeah, I'm not really sure why I've been hiding so long. If you notice, I've actually been a member since before you. I guess I just lurked the forums for advice and information for a such a long time before I realized that I should actually be doing a lot of posting. So yes, you will be seeing a lot of me now wether you like it or not. But unfortunately, this will be my last post for at least a couple of hours because I've been up for like 40 straight hours and I am in desperate need of sleep. I have had 4 exams and an oral case presentation in the last 48 hours (and I'm in my 5th year o
  9. I know you think I'm going on results, and that's okay. I'm glad you don't hate me for it. I've had a lot of experience with this exact same hand where the turn card buries you and you may not relize it. When I first started playing 5 years ago, I got killed in this spot my fair share of times. But I've seen this type of play before and I'm sure I will again. I do wish the OP did not post the results to the hand. I'm confident that I would have given the same replies that I did. I'm goign with my experience on this one. And as much as I know it probably pains you to hear this, I'm stil
  10. I understand I'm losing potential value in this hand by playing it passively. But this is just one hand when I'm going on my read. 95% of the times I'm taking this hand and running, and I know that in general it is poor to lose expected value in a hand like this especially when there is only one hand that beat us, but my read of the situation tells me that's what I'm looking at.I know I will be forever hated for wanting to play one pot where I am knowingly losing expected value, but this is simply a feel play. I'm not one to stray from my instincts in a situation like this. I am comortable
  11. I really am curious as to how many times I am going to have to say this. In this one particular hand (just this hand, not every other hand when I make second set, or the second nuts), I'm playing small. I am comfortable playing this ONE hand small on the notion that I am fairly confident that I have been sucked out on. If I honest to God thought my opponent had AK, AQ, or a smaller set believe me. I am making this guy pay dearly for it. But in this one particular hand (has anyone figured out that we are talking about just this one posted hand yet?), I am comfortable winning just a small p
  12. Yes, we can absolutely reload. I guess I used the term "going broke" a little to liberally. We can aboslutely reload, there is never an issue or concern with that. But 85BB offers us plenty of room to play. Just think back, we have $6 invested in a $16 pot going into the turn. That is not a lot of investment at this point. I know that a lot of people don't think that 85BB is a lot in a cash game like this, but I myself am very comfotable with this. A lot of my assessment for this hand just has to do with my overall style of play. I play small ball, not homerun ball. I would be very co
  13. You can't fold here unless you don't want to win this tournament. If this were a satellite paying out 5 people with only 6 people left and you had plenty of chips, you can fold AA here because there is no difference between getting 5th and 1st.That's about it.Alpha
  14. You're right, these two hands play much differently than most others. The original raiser played this hand in a very tricky manner. IMO, there were very clear indicators that he had a very very large hand. Had the OR played this hand in a different manner, I'm probably going broke. But with the way the OR played the hand, I think it is much easier to not lose as much money as the OP did on this hand. The original poster made light of the fact that the OR in this pot played it weird. Whenever I see someone playing goofy like this when their not tilting, it sends up red flags. If I was in
  15. Actuary, I don't want anyone trying to think I'm giving out weak advice. I think this hand is pretty easy to break down. I think it was pretty clear what the OP was looking at on the turn. There were a lot of red flags on this hand that said fold (smaller than standard raise from early position, 1/3 pot bet in a multiway pot out of position on the flop, check raising the turn). When the stacks are somewhat deep, there is no reason to play such a large pot in a cash game. Things I know for sure:1) I'm not going broke this hand in a cash game, plain and simple.2) My advice was not intended
  16. It is a very general question with no real cut answer. I just wanted to try and offer a few pieces of advice based on what I've learned through playing. There are just so many different variables in this situation, so it would be near impossible to come up with all the answers.Alpha
  17. Time to fold.Hands the BB would call with that I can't beat.A9A8A7A399887710JHands that guys like Daniel would also call with out of the big blind that I can't beat.98978756Looks like a trouble spot. I'm looking for a much better place to pick up chips. I'll deal with my short stack look for a better spot.Alpha
  18. Based on your analysis of the hand, I think you may have mis stepped this hand in one spot. I won't necesarily say that you played the hand bad. I will give you my perspective, but I will let you know that I'd rather plays lots of small pots instead of big ones. I typically only try and play big pots with the nuts.In your assessment, you thought the OR had AK or AQ, but were confused to why they checked the A on the turn. This should send up a red flag right there. This should indicate that your opponent may have AA and you should slow down. In a cash game, I'm likely to just check behin
  19. Playing out of position does have some advantages, but doing it too often will hurt you in the long run. Quite frankly, when I raise from let's say MP, I do not like it when someone behind me calls in position (unless I have AA or KK). It can be very difficult to play a lot of hands from this spot now because someone has position on you.This is where the best players in the world (like DN) really hurt people. Really aggressive players (like DN and Gavin Smith) call with lots of hands in these spots (this includes monster hands like AA and KK as we have seen Daniel do in some tournaments lat
  20. I'm going to try and post a real vague answer to a really vague question. A lot of this depends on how deep my stack is, the number of people in the pot, NL vs. Limit, and the kind of player I'm in the pot with if its a HU pot. If I have a deep stack, I will make my standard continuation bet if I was the original raiser, and I will adjust my play according to the type of action I get. If I think someone is drawing, and the draw missed the turn, I'm putting in a huge bet to push them off the hand unless the board pairs and I make a boat. Then I'm making a bet that I think my opponent will ca
  21. I'm going to disagree and agree with this statement. If you have a hand worthy of protecting (Top Pair big kicker, set, hell even the nuts) you need to bet the side pot with the intention of building it. If the main pot is very large, I would say you need a real huge hand to bet the dry side pot (i.e. two pair, set, nut flush).I'm not big on betting the big draw like John Phan, but I will go ahead and say he was probably correct to bet in that spot only because the main pot was not very large, and it seemed fairly clear that the all in player was all in based on the odds he was getting (so i
  22. I'm really looking forward to the new FCP, but man has Full Tilt been very kind to me lately. I will go back to playing as much as possible on FCP, but I've been doing really well on Full Tilt. I had been repeatedly run into the ground over there and on FCP. I had my original deposit of 250 on FT down to 8 bucks one night, and I decided I wanted to play Midnight Madness but was short 3 bucks on the buy in with 12 minutes before start time. Sat down in a cash game, got up to 11, played the tourney, finished second ($1200) and since then have been on fire on Full Tilt. Hopefully when I get
  23. This thing only got heads up with an M of 40 because EG Harvin tried to prematurely ejaculate chips all over the table all night. Fortunately for him (and the two females at the table), he managed to get lucky and keep it all in his pants by getting (God that sounds terrible). Had Harvin not gotten lucky while the first 4 players got eliminated, HU up play would have probably began with the average M being like 8. When HU play started, his luck hit the wall. If you read the live updates, its hysterical how bad he got outplayed by Medic. Medic knew this guy was just trying to steal every p
  24. Wether in a tournament or cash game, it is always okay to protect your hand with a player all in. Personally, if I connect with the flop in a situation like your describing in a multi way pot with an all-in, I'm betting top pair or better (depending on board texture or course) for the sure fact that I'd like to know where I'm at. If I get called, I will definately slow down. Plus, if you flop a set in a situation like this, you really should be trying to build a side pot in a multiway pot because your hand is so strong, and you need to get paid off. Hope that adds a little extra informatio
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